Gary S. Mintz, MD

Taxol-Based Eluting Stents ‚Äî From Theory to Human Validation: Clinical and Intravascular Ultrasound Observations<br />

08/01/2008

Heidi N. Bonneau , RN, MS;

Shinjo Sonoda , MD;

Toru Kataoka , MD;

Yasuhiro Honda , MD;

Peter J. Fitzgerald , MD, PhD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Paul G. Yock , MD;

Krishnankutty Sudhir , MD, PhD;

Reduction of restenosis remains an important goal of percutaneous coronary interventions. Although coronary stents reduce the rate of primary restenosis compared with balloon angioplasty,1–3 20–30% of treated vessels still develop recurrent...

Reduction of restenosis remains...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Repeated Stenting of Recurrent In-Stent Restenotic Lesions: Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis and Clinical Outcome

09/05/2009

Esteban Escolar , MD;

Aleksandra Michalek , MD;

Sang Wook Kim , MD;

Kwang-Je Lee , MD;

Li Lu , MS;

Jerzy Pregowski , MD, PhD;

William O. Suddath , MD;

Pawel Tyczynski , MD;

Neil J. Weissman , MD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Augusto D. Pichard , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

ABSTRACT: Background. Stents are used to treat the first and even successive episodes of in-stent restenosis (ISR). Methods. In 18 patients (19 lesions), intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) was performed after placement of a stent for a...

ABSTRACT: Background. Stents are...

09/05/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Impact of Gender on the Incidence and Outcome of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

08/01/2008

Ioannis Iakovou , MD;

George D. Dangas , MD, PhD;

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Roxana Mehran , MD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Kenneth M. Kent , MD, PhD;

Augusto D. Pichard , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Martin B. Leon , MD;

Martin Fahy , MSc;

Alexandra J. Lansky , MD;

Dale T. Ashby , MBBS, PhD;

Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) may occur after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), particularly in patients with baseline chronic renal failure (CRF) and diabetes mellitus.1–3 We have reported on the adverse impact of CIN post-PCI...

Contrast-induced nephropathy...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

In Vivo Virtual Histology Intravascular Ultrasound Comparison of Neointimal Hyperplasia Within Drug-Eluting- Versus Bare Metal Stents

06/28/2011

Neil J. Weissman , MD;

Kohei Wakabayashi , MD;

Cedric Delhaye , MD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Yu Jeong Choi , MD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Joon Hyung Doh , MD, PhD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

William O. Suddath , MD;

Itsik Ben-Dor , MD;

Kenneth M. Kent , MD, PhD;

Michael Gaglia Jr., MD;

Augusto D. Pichard , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Rajbabu Pakala , MD, PhD;

ABSTRACT: Background. The process of in-stent neointimal hyperplasia (NIH) between drug-eluting stents (DES) and bare metal stents (BMS) might be different. We compared in vivo composition of in-stent NIH between DES and BMS using virtual...

ABSTRACT: Background. The...

06/28/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Intravascular Ultrasound Predictors of Subacute Vessel Closure after Balloon Angioplasty or Atherectomy

08/01/2008

Edouard Cheneau , MD;

Laurent Leborgne , MD;

Neil J. Weissman , MD;

Jun-ichi Kotani , MD;

Andrew E. Ajani , MBBS, MD, FRACP, FJFICM, FCSANZ;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Augusto D. Pichard , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Vessel closure is a major complication after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and is associated with a high rate of adverse clinical events.1,2 The occurrence of abrupt closure has been observed and evaluated mostly after stent...

Vessel closure is a major...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Effect of Prior Aspirin Treatment on Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes: Insights From the PROSPECT Study

07/15/2015

Bernard De Bruyne , MD, PhD;

Giora Weisz , MD;

Akiko Maehara , MD;

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Sorin J. Brener , MD;

Patrick W. Serruys , MD, PhD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Prior aspirin treatment is considered a risk factor for adverse outcomes in ACS patients. This PROSPECT trial analysis of patients with versus without aspirin pretreatment indicates that aspirin pretreatment was not an independent predictor...

Prior aspirin treatment is...

07/15/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Comparison of Safety and Efficacy Between First and Second Generation of Angio-Seal Closure Devices in Interventional Patients

08/01/2008

Emmanouil Tsounias , MD;

Paras C. Udani , DO;

Milena Adamian , MD;

Julia Adamian , MD;

Issam Moussa , MD;

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

George D. Dangas , MD, PhD;

Roxana Mehran , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Michael B. Collins , MD;

Zoran Lasic , MD;

Eugenia Nikolsky , MD, PhD;

There are two principal approaches to achieve femoral artery hemostasis following diagnostic cardiac catheterization or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI): manual compression or arterial closure devices.1–6 Arterial closure devices are...

There are two principal...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Serial Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis of Stent Strut Distribution and Fracture: An Integrated Analysis of the Taxus IV, V, and VI Trials

09/27/2014

Stephen G. Ellis , MD;

Jeffrey J. Popma , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Radoslaw Pracon , MD;

Jerzy Pregowski , MD, PhD;

Maksymilian P. Opolski , PhD, MD;

Mariusz Kruk , MD;

Lazar Mandinov , MD;

Hong Wang ;

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Neil J. Weissman , MD;

Keith D. Dawkins , MD, FRCP, FACC;

Eberhard Grube , MD;

Non-uniform distribution of drug-eluting stent struts may cause uneven drug deposition associated with an adverse neointimal response and clinical events. This study assesses circumferential stent strut distribution in bare-metal (BMS, n=117)...

Non-uniform distribution of...

09/27/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Long-Term Follow Up of Diabetic Patients Treated with Sirolimus-Eluting Stents. An Angiographic and Three-Dimensional Intravascu

08/01/2008

Eduardo Ferreira , MD;

Luiz Fernando Tanajura , MD, PhD;

Alexandre Antonio Cunha Abizaid , MD, PhD;

Marinella Centemero , MD, PhD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Amanda G.R.M. Sousa , MD, PhD;

J. Eduardo Sousa , MD, PhD;

Fausto Feres , MD, PhD;

Andrea S. Abizaid , MD, PhD;

Rodolfo Staico , MD, PhD;

Luiz Alberto Piva e Mattos , MD, PhD;

Vinicius D. Vaz , MD;

Aurea Chaves , MD, PhD;

Diabetes mellitus is associated with more aggressive coronary artery disease with almost 4 times the mortality rate and worse outcomes (including restenosis) after percutaneous coronary intervention.1–3 Stent implantation has become the...

Diabetes mellitus is associated...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Plaque Composition and Dynamics

Frequency and Evolution of Thin-Capped Fibroatheromas in Left Main Coronary Artery as Assessed by Serial Virtual Histology Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis

05/21/2014

Joon-Hwa Hong , MD;

Chee-Jeong Kim , MD;

Dai-Yun Cho , MD;

Neil J. Weissman , MD;

Tae-Ho Kim , MD;

Wang-Soo Lee , MD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Sang Wook Kim , MD;

Nagendra Boopathy Senguttuvan , MD;

Jee-Eun Kwon , MD;

Hyangkyoung Kim , MD;

Jae-Seung Seo , MD;

Ju-Won Seok , MD;

Eun-Young Kim , MD;

Seong Hyeop Hyeon , MD;

A virtual histology intravascular ultrasound assessment of thin-capped fibroatheromas of left main coronary artery and their changes after statin therapy.

A virtual histology...

05/21/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology